What does cure-all mean?
Cure-all means (colloquial) Synonym of panacea: a medicine or practice that cures all human ailments..
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/ˈkjʊəɹɔːl/ · noun
(colloquial) Synonym of panacea: a medicine or practice that cures all human ailments..
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Use cure-all when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cure-all means (colloquial) Synonym of panacea: a medicine or practice that cures all human ailments..
Common synonyms include panacea, nostrum.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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